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January 13, 2022

In a feature for CBS Sunday Morning, Sonny Curtis performs the song he wrote for 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' a television program indelibly associated with Minneapolis.

Watch an acoustic performance of 'Love Is All Around' by its songwriter, Sonny Curtis

Luke Taylor • Jan 13, 2022

In a feature for CBS Sunday Morning, Sonny Curtis performs the song he wrote for 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' a television program indelibly associated with Minneapolis.

Listen to Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend 2022

Listen to Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend 2022

Jan 13, 2022

Listen to The Current on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday for a weekend devoted to the memory of Martin Luther King Jr.

25 albums to listen to this winter

25 albums to listen to this winter

Jade • Jan 13, 2022

As we continue celebrating 89 Days of Winter, Jade has some suggestions for 25 new albums out this winter that you might want to put on your playlist.

Fresh off touring with Beach Bunny, Miloe has finished his next EP

Fresh off touring with Beach Bunny, Miloe has finished his next EP

Diane • Jan 13, 2022

Miloe stops by The Local Show to talk about touring with Beach Bunny and recording his next EP.

Classic girl groups for Ronnie Spector

Classic girl groups for Ronnie Spector

Anna Weggel and Jill Riley • Jan 13, 2022

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from classic girl groups do you want to hear in honor of Ronnie Spector?

Book Review: Lenny Kaye's 'Lightning Striking: Ten Transformative Moments in Rock and Roll'

Book Review: Lenny Kaye's 'Lightning Striking: Ten Transformative Moments in Rock and Roll'

Jay Gabler • Jan 13, 2022

'Lightning Striking,' by the Patti Smith Group’s Lenny Kaye, is a combination of memoir and history with an emphasis on the latter.

The Chart Show: COIN and Hippo Campus hit the Top 20

The Chart Show: COIN and Hippo Campus hit the Top 20

Jan 13, 2022

A few new additions to the chart this week, Nashville band COIN at #13 and Minnesota’s Hippo Campus at #15.

Alt-J's Gus Unger-Hamilton on "The Dream," and rooting for Liverpool

Alt-J's Gus Unger-Hamilton on "The Dream," and rooting for Liverpool

Mac Wilson • Jan 12, 2022

Ahead of the release of alt-J’s 2022 record "The Dream," Gus Unger-Hamilton caught up with The Current's Mac Wilson about writing in a pandemic, which football teams the band is rooting for, and the themes they explore on the record.

Musicheads Essential Artist: Bob Marley

Musicheads Essential Artist: Bob Marley

Bill DeVille • Jan 12, 2022

Bob Marley was a pioneer of the reggae genre and remains a globally recognized symbol of Jamaican culture.

Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes has died at age 78

Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes has died at age 78

Elizabeth Blair and Anastasia Tsioulcas • Jan 12, 2022

Ronnie Spector, founder of the girl group The Ronettes, has died at 78 after suffering from cancer. She recorded a string of pop hits in the 1960s including "Walking In The Rain" and "Be My Baby."

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